Former players, top minor leaguers and broadcasters. At each of the 16 fan stops, the groups will field questions and sign autographs while time allows. Today marks the the challenger tragedy. Nasa will pay will tribute to the crews of apollo 1 and space shuttles challenger and columbia, as well as other nasa colleagues, during the agencys day of remembrance. Seven members of the challenger morning of january booster engine failed, causing the shuttle challenger to break apart just 73 seconds after launch. Study, eating foods may help combat flavonoid are natural compounds types of produce, including strawberries, grapes, and onions the study, published in the journal bmj, followed more than 124thousand middleaged and older people. It found that those with diets rich in flavonoid maintained their weight better. Some even lost a little weight. Though the study focused on produce, flavonoid also appear in red wine and chocolate. Weather now we will start out cloudy sky today temperatures
Colombia tightest president ial election in years. Two death row prisoners are set to be executed. In tonights week ahead, we look at the controversy over the Death Penalty. Good to have you with us. We begin in iraq where the government has vowed to crush sunni rebels. Rebel fighters from isil have taken over several towns in an uprising against the Prime Minister, no uri al maliki. The army is fighting back. This footage shows aerial strikes against the positions north of baghdad. The government has reinforced security across the capitol. Today, car bombs killed at least 15 people. Rebel fighters remain in control of the key towns of mosul and tikrit. There are reports the rebels are pushing ahead elsewhere. The latest from baghdad. A de Prime Minister and a promise to void what he describes as the terrorist conspiracy against his nation. Translator there are thousands like you, all iraqi people. Raise up, volunteer, and we couldnt even have space more these and we will advance to al
With begin with the crisis in iraq. Prime minister Nouri Almaliki insists theyre pushing back isil. We are absorbed the momentum of the set back. We will continue dealing heavy blows to militants. Critics say the fighting in iraq comes from years of mismanagement. There are allegations that the Prime Minister is responsible for the deep divisions of the country. When the fighters from the islami hes Islamic State in iraq and the levant, the world woke up. Sunni hard liners had the iraqi army on the run. Hes turned out to be a sectarian leader. Marginalizing the kurds and the shia, that really is a recipe of disaster. Maliki has within Prime Minister for eight years. Mr. Maliki is coming under unprecedented pressure not just at home but also abroad. London, Oil Executives gather. Most of the people here want a peaceful united iraq. Many of them are worried that the country is, in fact, in danger of breaking up. This man was once the United States ambassador in baghdad. He sat down with
We begin with the worsening crisis in iraq and how to spon. Thats the topic today when president obama meets with top lawmakers at the white house. Administration Officials Say that several options are on the table and how to deal with the Islamic State of iraq or isil. No decision has been made. Mike, the options are on the table, but there seems to be conflicting reports about what the president plans to do. Thats absolutely right, del. All indications are that this is, obviously, a complicated situation and the white house is trying to sort it out. Chuck hagel the secretary of defense is before the Senate Appropriations committee right now. He said as much. When you sort out all the sectarian strife and the geopolitics with iraq and iran, its a delicate and difficult situation. This afternoon at 3 00 the top four congressional leaders coming to the oval office to try to come to a decision about the situation in iraq still deteriorating. Today president obama gets a visit from top co
Early today starts right now. Good morning, im richard lui. They got their man. One of the alleged leaders of terrorist attacks that killed u. S. Embassy personnel in benghazi has been yap tended. Abu khatallah is allegedly involved in the deaths of four americans including u. S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. Nbcs Andrea Mitchell has more. Reporter nearly two years after the attack that killed ambassador Chris Stevens and three other americans the president in pittsburgh took a victory lap. Its important for us to send a message to the world that when americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes, we will find those responsible and we will bring them to justice. Reporter the operation planned for months was carried out late sunday night near benghazi by u. S. Special forces aided by the fbi. But what took so long . Only weeks after the attack, the New York Times and later cnn interviewed Abu Khatallah in benghazi. Hes really not that difficult to find. We met with Abu Khatallah in pu